2008 Henley by-election
General Election 2005 result

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Conservative
Boris Johnson
24,894
53.5
+7.4
-
Liberal Democrat
David Turner
12,101
26.0
–1.0
-
Labour
Kaleem Saeed
6,862
14.7
–6.4
-
Green
Mark Stevenson
1,518
3.3
+0.7
-
UKIP
Delphine Gray-Fisk
1,162
2.5
–0.7
Majority
Majority
Majority
12,793
27.5
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
46,537
67.9
+3.6
-
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Swing
+4.2
-

Question: Which candidate won and by what majority of votes against the Liberal Democrats in the 2005 General election preceding the 2008 Henley by-election?
Answer: Johnson had gained 12,793 majority, from the Liberal Democrats at the election.